The age of the thing. (Modern Wonders)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: December 25, 1993 | Copyright information

An introduction is presented to seven articles that describe seven wonders of the modern world: feats of technology which would stun anyone from a previous century. Unlike the ancient world, buildings are no longer mystifying, and are not on the list.

ANTIPATER'S wonders ranged across the ancient world: the pyramids at Giza; the hanging gardens of Babylon; the statue of Zeus at Olympia; the temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes; and the Pharos at Alexandria. Only the pyramids remain in something close to their original glory.

This lack of ...

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